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Further seasonal cost-cutting from the iPhone elite

Video games sales in Australia have fallen year-on-year by 16 per cent. The figures were compiled by GfK Retail and Technology Australia and announced by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association, which reported the Australian market generated total revenues of AUS $1.7 billion. Hardware took the biggest hit, with a …

Media firm Future has reported a significant increase in online ad revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2010. Digital now accounts for 32 per cent of the company’s total ad revenue, which is up an impressive 25 per cent compared to the same quarter the year before. Future’s UK …

Brand manager Morgan Haro says the firm is a symbol of Japan's struggle

The arrival of Killzone 3 on February 25th marks a big step forward for traditional console gaming and motion controllers. In fact, Guerilla Games believes that it could be the beginning of a new future for the first person shooter genre. "I think, as this develops, in a few years …

Company 'a symbol of why Japan has fallen behind'

Hudson Entertainment is shutting its doors this month. The closure of the US offices of Japanese developer Hudson Soft was confirmed by the firm’s brand manager Morgan Haro on his personal blog. Haro emphasised that Hudson Soft will still operate out of its offices in Tokyo. It was revealed today …

The HD remake of Beyond Good & Evil for Xbox 360 will be available to download on March 2nd for 800 Microsoft Points. It’s part of Microsoft’s Xbox Live House Party collection of digital games which include isometric RPG Torchlight and PopCap’s casual hit Bejeweled Blitz. The promotion kicks off …

EA’s upcoming console shooter Bulletstorm – which is coming under an increasing level of media scrutiny – has been granted a release in Germany, though the game has had to undergo heavy content cuts to satisfy regulators. It will carry a USK 18+ certificate and will not include the blood, …

Disney Interactive has posted a 58 per cent increase in revenues for the quarter ending January 1st. The video game arm of Disney saw unit sales increase to $349m from $221m the year prior, backed by strong sales of Disney Epic Mickey and Toy Story 3. However Disney Interactive posted …